August 21, 2014 Registration/Breakfast: 7:30 am – 8:00 am Education Session: 8:00 am – 9:00 am Hardin Memorial Hospital In this education session, healthcare decision makers will learn more about the current state of healthcare including the challenges businesses are facing as they begin to address financial issues brought on by the Affordable Healthcare Act.…
News
New diabetes and kidney research centers at IUPUI win Signature Centers Initiative funding
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis has named two new centers — one dedicated to diabetes research and the other focused on developing imaging methods for the diagnosis and treatment of kidney disease — as 2014 recipients of initial funding under the IUPUI Signature Centers Initiative. The IUPUI Signature Centers Initiative fosters the development of centers unique to…
Business for Breakfast Controlling the Cost of Healthcare
August 21, 2014 Registration/Breakfast: 7:30 am – 8:00 am Education Session: 8:00 am – 9:00 am Hardin Memorial Hospital In this education session, healthcare decision makers will learn more about the current state of healthcare including the challenges businesses are facing as they begin to address financial issues brought on by the Affordable Healthcare Act.…
Health News Round-up – June 22
New drug task force forming in eastern Ky. Lexington Herald Leader WYMT-TV (http://bit.ly/1pPNyBQ) reports the Cumberland River Drug Task Force will focus on catching upper-level dealers in Knox, Bell and Harlan How FCC’s rural broadband funding paves path for telemedicine Government Health IT Another way to put that would be the widespread telehealth that…
Ninety-Seven Students Graduate from Sullivan University College of Pharmacy
The Sullivan College of Pharmacy graduated 97 students during commencement ceremonies held June 14 in the Block Auditorium at Southeast Christian Church. Dr. Cathy Hanna, President of the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy and Vice President of Professional Affairs for the American Pharmacy Services Corp., delivered the commencement address. “Those in your care are not appointments,…
Government Affairs
Who is Benefiting from Expanded 340B Contract Pharmacy Program
A new white paper released today by the Alliance for Integrity and Reform of 340B (AIR 340B) suggests that rapid contract pharmacy growth in the 340B program may not directly benefit the vulnerable patients for whom the program is intended. The paper, “The Impact of Growth in 340B Contract Pharmacy Arrangements,” highlights the growth of…
Who is Benefiting from Expanded 340B Contract Pharmacy Program
A new white paper released today by the Alliance for Integrity and Reform of 340B (AIR 340B) suggests that rapid contract pharmacy growth in the 340B program may not directly benefit the vulnerable patients for whom the program is intended. The paper, “The Impact of Growth in 340B Contract Pharmacy Arrangements,” highlights the growth of…
Kentucky’s New Breach Notification Legislation
By Chris Nolan and Trigg Mitchell Data breaches, whether big or small, can leave customers exposed to fraudulent activity. You may recall that in January 2014, Target reported that an estimated 70 to 110 million of its customers had personal information (namely, credit and debit card numbers) stolen in a widespread data breach during the…
Features
Healthcare data breach
Cyber attacks are on the rise and healthcare data is the biggest target. By Carrie Gilbert and Matt Klein The threat of data breaches has troubled the healthcare bar since the HIPAA law became effective in 1996. We knew that at some point the boogeyman would come to life. Witness the Target data breach, which dominated the news for several weeks this past December. Target is…